Introduction to Intrinsic Motivation in learners?

Intrinsic Motivation is the motivation that comes from inside you, or when you are willingly motivated from inside because it is internally rewarding to you. On a simpler note, a motivation that gives you a positive feel and a sense of satisfaction.

You do something that is for enjoyment and inner peace. It also gives you a sense of progress when you voluntarily take part and get to learn new skills. 

Extrinsic motivation is the motivation that is due to achieve external rewards. External rewards can be money or power of a certain thing, getting good grades, or getting higher status socially or in the profession. External motivation has nothing to do with the emotional return. 

Intrinsic outcomes give positive results. If we talk about it specifically for students, then why do you think motivation is necessary for them? Well, I think it is simple, every child goes to school because education is the basic necessity of one’s life. Intrinsic motivation works best here when the engagement in the class is to be increased. 

The ideal class in a school is the one where each student is productively engaged in certain activities because then only the outcomes are fruitful. You might have noticed some students who are that active in the class because they think or they consider that school is just to be done. For example, a question was raised in a classroom full of young students: why do you come to school or what is the importance of school? Many students gave an obvious answer that everyone goes to school, so they also have to. 

I wonder how these young children consider school as analogous to a job that has to be pursued because everyone is doing it. The importance of gaining new skills and a sense of curiosity somewhere lacks in many of the students. 

Question was raised in front of the senior students: Why did you attend the school? They also had some surprising answers. Their opinion was that they have to bring good grades in school to get the best university for graduation. 

I think it is a genuine case of lack of motivation in the students because their families somewhere pressured them. They have to perform best in their academics for a better career. 

But I really feel that is it fine and inspirational to do well in any field just to reach the next level? Is it that satisfying? Have you got that inner peace or reward when you have actually reached the next level? Well, many of you have different opinions on this. But I just wanted to touch that inner chord of yours that intrinsically motivates you to get the results. 

Their engagement in class is less because they are somewhere extrinsically motivated just to score well in class. Not much importance is given to learning skills or productive activities.

Whereas extrinsic motivation is not much concerned with the engagement of the students. It is like making the school analogous to a job, something that just needs to be done willingly or unwillingly. Each student must have an intrinsic motivation for valuable learning.